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Now that Apple has blocked people from ever reverting to 3.0, I have a question.

My 3GS is currently running 3.0 and it is jailbroken. Of course, I have no plans to upgrade to 3.1 before a new JB is developed, but I'm not so sure I would want to even then.

It's funny because sometimes iTunes tells me my software up to date and sometimes it asks me if I want to upgrade.

Can Apple FORCE an upgrade to 3.1? If so, how likely is it that they may someday? Is there any way to absolutely prevent an upgrade?

I only synch to get podcasts because I use the iPhone for an mp3 player more than anything else. If I think they might pull a dirty trick later I may just quit synching it altogether and revert back to my old mp3 player.

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this is the thing, Apple cannot force you to but they kinda can, this is why.
The apps will only be compatible with 3.1 at some point so you wont be able to use them, that is the only reason that you will need to upgrade at some point so that you can use apps

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Now that Apple has blocked people from ever reverting to 3.0, I have a question.

My 3GS is currently running 3.0 and it is jailbroken. Of course, I have no plans to upgrade to 3.1 before a new JB is developed, but I'm not so sure I would want to even then.

It's funny because sometimes iTunes tells me my software up to date and sometimes it asks me if I want to upgrade.

Can Apple FORCE an upgrade to 3.1? If so, how likely is it that they may someday? Is there any way to absolutely prevent an upgrade?

I only synch to get podcasts because I use the iPhone for an mp3 player more than anything else. If I think they might pull a dirty trick later I may just quit synching it altogether and revert back to my old mp3 player.

Apple can't take control of your finger and make you push the update button, not yet at least.
Forcing you would be in the form of them making the FW expire, similar to the betas. Beta users that have not updated to the new beta by a certain deadline get a purple or pink screen, IIRC.

However, if you need to get a replacement, it will likely have 3.1, if you want new things like MMS, if will only officially be available for 3.1 users, many apps won't work on old FW, if you get to a point where you need to restore, you will have to restore to the latest FW.

The only way to prevent it is to jailbreak it and get the files that are specific to each iPhone 3GS, the ECID, iBEC, and iBSS saved and backed up and upload your ECID to Saurik's server, to bypass Apple's signature process.

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Yeah, the augmented reality apps like Yelp are 3.1 only. You can't purchase them at this point unless you're running 3.1. If you already purchased Yelp prior to the app update, updating it will cause it to be removed from the phone. You can retrieve the old version from your trashcan if you accidentally update.

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Well, carriers COULD, in theory, push an update OTA without notifying you. However, I don't think they'd be able to stand the backlash. Other than an OTA update, they could designate your hardware obsolete, turn off tech support, etc., but nobody can physically force you to connect your phone to iTunes.